Receptacle with outwardly swingable side walls



Oct. 24, 1950 J. GOLINO 2,527,007

RECEPTACLE WITH OUTWARDLY SWINGABLE SIDE WALLS Filed March 1, 1949 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. Joiuz 60 Zinc.

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RECEPTACLE WITH OUTWARDLY SWINGABLE SIDE WALLS Filed March 1, 1949 2Sheets-Sheet 2 lOlr INVENTOR.

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Patented Oct. 24, 1950 UNITED STAT S RECEPTACLE WITH OUTWARDLY SWINGABLESIDE WALLS John Golino, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application March 1, 1949, Serial No. 78,903

This invention is an improvement in receptacles; and particularlyreceptacles of artistic appearance adapted for the convenient storage oftoilet articles and other things for personal use upon desks, dressingtables and the like pieces of furniture.

It is an important object of this improvement to provide a receptacledesigned to serve as an ornament in a room, and capable of being openedby release of the sides upon manipulation of one of the principaloutside parts.

Another object is to' provide a receptacle of unique form, which isclosed and opened by movement of the sides to folded and unfoldedposition.

The drawings illustrate the preferred form of the invention which isfully described herein and the novel features are defined in the claim.But this disclosure is explanatory only and numerous variations instructure may be adopted Without deviation from the essentialconstruction thereof.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 shows the receptacle of this invention in side elevation as itappears when closed, a portion being broken away to expose the formationby which it is kept closed.

Figure 2 is a top View of the receptacle with its sides unfolded.

The numeral l indicates the bottom of the receptacle and 2 the sides,which are triangular, with the base edges connected by hinges to thebottom I. The latter has the form of a regular hexagon with six sides,but the number of sides can be greater or less. The hinges includestrips 3 of rubber or other elastic material glued or otherwise attachedto the sides 2 and base I to actuate the sides to open or unfoldoutward.

At the center of the bottom is a rigid upright post 4. The apexes orupper ends of the triangular sides are adjacent this post when the sidesare folded to close the receptacle. They are held in such position by amember 5 movably mounted on the post 4. This member is hollow and isnormally drawn downward by resilient elements 6, which are rubber bandsattached to the post a little below said member and to the interior ofthe member 5 about the mid-point of the height thereof. The member canhave any desired formation but is shown as resembling the torso 1 andthe arms 8 of a woman, and above the member 5 is the head 9, fixed onthe top of the post 4, the adjacent part of which serves as the neck.The member 5 can be raised when grasped by hand under the arms 8.

The outer surfaces of the sides 2 and member 5 are finished to representa dress, and when the sides are folded and held by the member 5, thereceptacle presents the figure of a mannikin, with legs 10, attached tothe base I. To open the receptacle the member 5 is lifted, releasing thesides, which at once unfold and drop to the posi- 1 Claim. (Cl. 206-1)tions shown in Figure 2, like the petals of a flower. To close thereceptacle, the sides are lifted by hand, the member 5 raised and thenliberated to be pulled down and encircle the upper pointed ends of thesides 3, holding the latter around the post 4. The lower edge of thehollow member 5 is bevelled to fit the slope of the sides 2.

The inner faces of the sides carry vials of perfume, boxes of rouge,lipstick and other articles indicated at H, held by bands or retainers12. under which the are slipped. A plate I 3 secured by studs M on theupper side of the base I has openings of suitable outline for insertionof other articles I 5.

The bands 3 are supplemented by strips of cloth [6 or the like, securedto the adjacent edges of the sides and base, and the bands are laid overthese and afiixed at their ends to the base and sides. Spring hinges mayof course be used, if desired.

The inside faces of the sides and bottom can be covered with silk,velvet or othermaterial glued in place, and the outside faces of thesides can be similarly finished. The outside linings I! and [8 of thesides and base overlie the ends of the elastic bands 3.

The receptacle therefore has a, highly attractive exterior and interiorand serves well for its intended purpose.

' Having described my invention, what I believe to be new is:

A receptacle having a base, a post fixed to the center of the base,sides attached to the peripheral edges of the base and movable towardsand from the base, said sides having the form of triangles with pointedouter ends, and a movable member slidably mounted on the post above thesides to encircle said ends and hold the sides in positions closing saidreceptacle, said member having elastic connections with the post to holdthe member down in engagement with the sides, and the sides having hingemeans uniting them to the base and elastic parts under tension betweenthe sides and base tending to unfold said sides.

JOHN GOLINO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 505,900 Howard Oct. 3, 1893561,574 Porticos June 9, 1896 1,597,757 Berger Aug. 31, 1926 1,779,952Siegel Oct. 28, 1930 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 230,044Switzerland Feb. 16, 1944

